Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 16.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium is 16.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 43.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 8th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.3% | — |
| 2000 | 33.1% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 29.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.3% | 18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 5 Costa Rica 20.9% compare
- 6 Uruguay 20.7% compare
- 7 Honduras 18.6% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 15.2% compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.2% compare
- 11 Croatia 10.4% compare
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 613,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium was 16.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release